Imposex in the dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus): 22-year monitoring around England and Wales

Nicolaus, E.E. Manuel; Barry, Jon

doi:10.1007/s10661-015-4961-0

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“…Despite some legacy pollution issues due to contaminated sediments, populations in the southwest of England had largely recovered to low levels of imposex a decade later, by around the year 2000. A re-survey in 2016 confirmed this, with imposex being undetectable in the previously routinely monitored populations (see also Langston et al, 2015;Matthiessen, 2013;Nicolaus and Barry, 2015;Wilson et al, 2015).…”

Section: Tributyltin Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 67%

“…The scientific community also has an excellent record of prompting governments to act. Success stories include identification of the pernicious influence of some pesticides (Carson, 1962), dealing with sewage pollution in fresh and coastal waters (EU Water Framework Directive), and identifying and dealing with TBT pollution (Langston et al, 2015;Nicolaus and Barry, 2015). Emerging pollution issues are sometimes identified by scientists and then taken up by campaigning organisations in civil society.…”

Section: Pollution In the Context Of Other Impactsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Distinguishing globally-driven changes from regional- and local-scale impacts: The case for long-term and broad-scale studies of recovery from pollution

Hawkins

Evans

Mieszkowska

et al. 2017

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Marine ecosystems are subject to anthropogenic change at global, regional and local scales. Global drivers interact with regional- and local-scale impacts of both a chronic and acute nature. Natural fluctuations and those driven by climate change need to be understood to diagnose local- and regional-scale impacts, and to inform assessments of recovery. Three case studies are used to illustrate the need for long-term studies: (i) separation of the influence of fishing pressure from climate change on bottom fish in the English Channel; (ii) recovery of rocky shore assemblages from the Torrey Canyon oil spill in the southwest of England; (iii) interaction of climate change and chronic Tributyltin pollution affecting recovery of rocky shore populations following the Torrey Canyon oil spill. We emphasize that "baselines" or "reference states" are better viewed as envelopes that are dependent on the time window of observation. Recommendations are made for adaptive management in a rapidly changing world.

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Section: Tributyltin Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 67%

Section: Pollution In the Context Of Other Impactsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Distinguishing globally-driven changes from regional- and local-scale impacts: The case for long-term and broad-scale studies of recovery from pollution

Hawkins

Evans

Mieszkowska

et al. 2017

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…The X and Y axes represent the longitude Northern length (NL) and the latitude Eastern length (EL), respectively. Langston et al, 2015;Nicolaus and Barry, 2015;Wilson et al, 2015;HELCOM, 2018;Schøyen et al, 2018). The unequal recovery in time is not surprising since the 1989 TBT restrictions on small ships had mainly a local impact in predominantly recreational and small ships areas.…”

Section: Tbt Levels In the Southern North Seamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This paper assesses different aspects of TBT pollution in C. crangon in its main distribution range, the southern North Sea and does not focus on an overall review on TBT data and effects in the marine environment, as the TBT levels vary by a high factor in different locations. For comprehensive reviews, we refer to, among other (Evans et al, 1996;Fent, 1996;Champ, 2000;Birchenough et al, 2002;Stronckhorst and van Hattum, 2003;Antizar-Ladislao, 2008;Morton, 2009;Oliveira et al, 2009;Rodríguez et al, 2009;Sousa et al, 2009;Bengtsson and Wernersson, 2012;Sunday et al, 2012;Matthiessen, 2013;Wetzel et al, 2013;OSPAR, 2014;Langston et al, 2015;Nicolaus and Barry, 2015;Wilson et al, 2015;Schøyen et al, 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tributyltin: A Bottom–Up Regulator of the Crangon crangon Population?

Parmentier

Verhaegen

Witte³

et al. 2019

Front. Mar. Sci.

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The restrictions and the concerted action of the global ban on the use and presence of tributyltin (TBT) in marine applications to protect ecosystems in the marine environment in 2008 was mainly based on the economic impact on shellfish industries and the dramatic extinction of local mollusk populations in the past. In contrast to the vast datasets on effects on mollusks, the knowledge on impacts on species from other taxa remained in the uncertain until almost two decades ago. The assumption on a long-term TBT-mediated pernicious metabolic bottom-up regulation of the crustacean Crangon crangon population was provoked by the outcome of an EU-project 'Sources, Consumer Exposure and Risks of Organotin Contamination in Seafood.' This study reported high TBT body burdens in C. crangon in 2003, at the start of the transition period to the global ban. Experimental research on the TBT impact in C. crangon focused on agonistic interference with natural ecdysteroid hormones at the metabolic pathways regulating growth and reproduction and the biogeochemical distribution of the chemical. In this paper, metabolic, topical and population-relevant biological endpoints in C. crangon and other crustaceans are evaluated in relation to the temporal and spatial trends on TBT's occurrence and distribution in the field during and after the introduction of the tributyltin restrictions and endocrine-related incidents. Arguments are forwarded to relate the German Bight incident on growth and reproduction failure in the C. crangon population, despite the lack of direct evidence, to the pernicious impact of tributyltin in 1990/91 and previous years. The extreme occurrence of TBT in C. crangon from other parts of the southern North Sea and evidence on the high body burdens as dose metrics of exposure also feeds the suspicion on detrimental impacts in those areas. This paper further demonstrates the complexity of distinguishing and assessing the individual roles of unrelated stressors on a population in an integrated evaluation at the ecosystem level.

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“…The degree of imposex reversibility depends on the snail species. Some studies have shown that the imposex response in Nucella lapillus is largely irreversible for individuals (Bryan et al ); however, snail populations have recovered worldwide after the reduction in use of TBT as an antifoulant (Birchenough et al ; Matthiessen ; Nicolaus and Barry ). Similarly, Birch et al () found a correlation between the recovery of rock oyster ( Saccostrea glomerata ) populations and the reduction of TBT in estuaries with high densities of boat moorage.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Population-relevant endpoints in the evaluation of endocrine-active substances (EAS) for ecotoxicological hazard and risk assessment

Marty

Blankinship

Chambers

et al. 2017

Integr Environ Assess Manag

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For ecotoxicological risk assessment, endocrine disruptors require the establishment of an endocrine mode of action (MoA) with a plausible link to a population‐relevant adverse effect. Current ecotoxicity test methods incorporate mostly apical endpoints although some also include mechanistic endpoints, subcellular‐through‐organ level, which can help establish an endocrine MoA. However, the link between these endpoints and adverse population‐level effects is often unclear. The case studies of endocrine‐active substances (EAS) (tributyltin, ethinylestradiol, perchlorate, trenbolone, propiconazole, and vinclozolin) evaluated from the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Pellston Workshop® “Ecotoxicological Hazard and Risk Assessment Approaches for Endocrine‐Active Substances (EHRA)” were used to evaluate the population relevance of toxicity endpoints in various taxa according to regulatory endocrine‐disruptor frameworks such as the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) Conceptual Framework for Testing and Assessment of Endocrine Disruptors. A wide variety of potentially endocrine‐relevant endpoints were identified for mollusks, fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals, although the strength of the relationship between test endpoints and population‐level effects was often uncertain. Furthermore, testing alone is insufficient for assessing potential adaptation and recovery processes in exposed populations. For this purpose, models that link effects observed in laboratory tests to the dynamics of wildlife populations appear to be necessary, and their development requires reliable and robust data. As our understanding of endocrine perturbations and key event relationships improves, adverse population‐level effects will be more easily and accurately predicted. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2017;13:317–330. © 2017 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC)

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Imposex in the dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus): 22-year monitoring around England and Wales

Cited by 31 publications

References 15 publications

Distinguishing globally-driven changes from regional- and local-scale impacts: The case for long-term and broad-scale studies of recovery from pollution

Distinguishing globally-driven changes from regional- and local-scale impacts: The case for long-term and broad-scale studies of recovery from pollution

Tributyltin: A Bottom–Up Regulator of the Crangon crangon Population?

Population-relevant endpoints in the evaluation of endocrine-active substances (EAS) for ecotoxicological hazard and risk assessment

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